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'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [162r] (332/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Shabanah
Plain-cloths police.
Shabat .... An edible fish weighing from 'l to
6 lbs.
Shakhtur . . .A large, flat-bottomed barge
much used on the Euphrates
for bringing passengers and
. cargo down stream, or for ferry
ing carriages across the river.
It resembles a large packing-
case.
Sha’ib . •
* *
. A small watercourse, wet or dry;
a torrent strand; also called
sha'ib.
Shaikh
•
. A chief or elder, plurals shuyukh,
shaikhs, and mashaikh, elders.
Shanashll
•
. Projecting windows such as are to
be found in Mesopotamia,
Persia, etc.
Sharm
.
. A creek or cove.
Sharqi
.
. The east wind.
Shashah
.
. A kind of native boat.
Shi’ah
. One of the two great sects of
Islam. They hold that the
Imamate and Khalifate rest
with Muhammad and his suc
cessors, and therefore do not
accept Abu Bakr, ’Omar, or
’Othman.
Shimal
. A northerly, or. more frequently,
a north-westerly wind; the pre
vailing wind in the Persian
Gulf and Mesopotamia.
Shitwi
.
. The spring harvest.
Shok
.
. Thorn, or bramble.
Shu’ai
. A mbdiurfi sized boat used for
diving. Larger ones for deep
sea voyages are also made, but
they are smaller than baghlahs.
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The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
The volume is divided into the following chapters:
- I. History.
- II. Geography.
- III. Population.
- IV. Resources.
- V. Notes on the Turkish Army.
- VI. Maritime.
- VII. Administration.
- VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.
The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in a number of chapters and appendices listed in the contents page (folio 4).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, tail, front-i, 2r:143r, 143r:143v, 143v:170v, back-i
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